PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Bilashki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lauri Louhikko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bilashki comes to the cage accompanied by The Warriors of Skyrim. Louhikko comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Bring Me Down kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jon Bilashki has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Bilashki
vs
Louhikko

225 cm
30
300 lbs
8 - 12 - 0

190 cm
32
305 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Pirates Powder
The Dark Side

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Bilashki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauri Louhikko!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louhikko looks to throw the jab but Bilashki is out of range.
Louhikko misses with a looping left.
Louhikko throws out a loose jab but Bilashki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab from Louhikko.
Louhikko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Louhikko swings for the body but Bilashki moves out of range.
Louhikko looks to land a combination but Bilashki avoids it well.
Louhikko lands with a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Louhikko.
Louhikko missing with a left hand there. Bilashki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Louhikko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bilashki avoids the body shot from Louhikko.
Louhikko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bilashki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Louhikko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Louhikko misses with a two punch combination.
A shot to the liver by Louhikko. Beautiful body shot.
Bilashki staying out of range there.
Louhikko is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bilashki staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louhikko thows a body shot but no joy.
Bilashki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Louhikko.
Lauri Louhikko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Bilashki closes the distance and clinches.
Bilashki misses with a short punch on the inside.

Bilashki pulls guard successfully.
Louhikko stays in close to Bilashki's body and controls the position.
Bilashki wants to stand and escape but Louhikko is having none of it.

Bilashki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Louhikko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Louhikko trying to control but Bilashki is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louhikko is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Lauri Louhikko hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Louhikko cracks Bilashki with a good jab.
Bilashki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Louhikko doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bilashki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Louhikko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Louhikko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bilashki momentarily.
Bilashki misses with a series of wild punches.

Louhikko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bilashki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Louhikko throws a hook but Bilashki avoids it easily.
Louhikko steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bilashki. That one must have hurt.
Louhikko tries to clinch but Bilashki is having none of it.
Louhikko throws a hook to the side of Bilashki's head but Bilashki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Louhikko swings widly with a right hand

and Bilashki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bilashki.

Bilashki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bilashki tries to clinch up but Louhikko circles away and keeps his distance.
Louhikko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bilashki counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Louhikko misses with a two punch combination.
Bilashki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Louhikko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Louhikko pushes Bilashki up against the cage in a clinch.

Bilashki breaks the clinch.
Louhikko digs a good body shot into Bilashki's ribs.
A punch combination from Louhikko misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bilashki keeps the fight on the outside.
Louhikko throws a looping overhand right but Bilashki ducks down to avoid it.
Louhikko throws a hook but Bilashki avoids it easily.
Lauri Louhikko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bilashki tries to clinch up.
Bilashki defending well as Louhikko loads up on a big left hand.
Louhikko throws an overhand right that lands on Bilashki's shoulder, as Bilashki tries to avoid the shot.
Louhikko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bilashki.
Bilashki moves out of range of the leg kick from Louhikko.
Louhikko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bilashki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Louhikko swings for the body but Bilashki moves out of range.
Louhikko with a nice cross.
Bilashki tries to clinch up but Louhikko circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bilashki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bilashki slips a straight right by Louhikko.
Bilashki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Louhikko.
Bilashki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Louhikko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lauri Louhikko dominated that round.
That's time! Bilashki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bilashki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Louhikko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Louhikko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bilashki moves away.
Bilashki swats away the attempt to clinch by Louhikko.
Louhikko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bilashki.
Louhikko throws a nice looking combination but Bilashki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Louhikko fails to land with a series of punches.
Bilashki misses the jab.
Louhikko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bilashki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jon Bilashki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Louhikko swats away the attempt to clinch by Bilashki.
Louhikko dodges the punch combination from Bilashki.
Louhikko misses the shot to the body.
Bilashki swats away the attempt to clinch by Louhikko.
Louhikko does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lauri Louhikko seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louhikko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bilashki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Louhikko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bilashki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bilashki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bilashki is looking to clinch.
Louhikko swinging wildly here.
Louhikko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Louhikko. Bilashki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Louhikko punishes Bilashki's body with a nice straight punch.
Bilashki wants to clinch up but Louhikko keeps it at a distance.
Louhikko connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot lands for Louhikko.

Louhikko instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Louhikko breaks the clinch.
Bilashki scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Lauri Louhikko has been cut.

Bilashki closes the distance and clinches.
Louhikko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bilashki has him pressed against the cage.
Bilashki is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Bilashki breaks from the clinch.
Bilashki tries to move into range but Louhikko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Louhikko misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Bilashki counters with a crisp one two that drops Louhikko! Bilashki thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Louhikko to his feet! Louhikko is in big trouble!

Louhikko is rocked!
Louhikko misses the shot to the body.
Louhikko is still on wobbly legs! Can Bilashki finish him?
Louhikko cracks Bilashki with a good jab.
Louhikko looks to land a right hand but Bilashki moved out of range.
Bilashki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Louhikko pinned against the cage. Louhikko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A big left from Louhikko misses.
Bilashki lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Louhikko - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Bilashki!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jon Bilashki!
Jon Bilashki managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Pirates Powder, into his post fight interview.